Garment-pressing machine.



E. H. ZACHARIAS.

GARMENT PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14. 1911.

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GARMENT PRESSING MACHINE.

APPUCATION FILED AUG. M. 1917.

Patented J an. 14, 1919.

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EDWIN H. ZACHARIAS, 0F READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

' GAEMENT-PRESSING MACHINE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. lid, 19TH".

Application filed August 14%, 1917. Serial No. 18644.0.

This invention relates to machines forpressing seams of wearing appareland garments, particularly in the pressing of seams of sleeves and thelike, in which the seam is of curved contour and one of the objects ofthe present invention is the provision of means whereby a sleeve, orsimilar portion of a garment, can be positioned on the pressing board insuch manner that the seam may be pressed throughout its entire length byone continuous stroke of the pressing iron.

The machine adopted for illustrating the present invention is similar tothat disclosed in my prior Patent No. 1,115,366, dated October 27,1914;, and is particularly adapted for pressing the seams of trousers.skirts, coats, coat-sleeves and the'likc. For supporting the garmentswhile being pressed the machine is provided with an ironing or pressingboard which projects from a suitable frame work, whereby the garmentsmay be conveniently placed in position on and removed from the free orprojecting end of the board, and in connection with the board there isprovided means which are adapted for use in pressing seams of curvedcontour as heretofore stated.

The invention consists in certain novel details of construction andarrangements of parts, all as will be hereinafter describedin thepreferred form and the novel features thereof pointed out in theappended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pressing machine embodying the presentinvention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of thepressing or ironing board, the meansfor stretching the seam substantially flat on the pressing board beingshown in full lines and the manner of attaching them to the board, indotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the pressing board, taken on theline 33 of :Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is anend elevation of the pressing machine.

Like letters of reference indicate the same part throughout thedrawings.

The main frame of the machine embodies in its construction a long bed Aon which a carriage carrying the iron B travels back and forth. At itsends the bed A is supported by suitable legs or end frames C and at oneend it is provided with a forwardly projecting bracket D to which oneend of the ironing or pressing board E is rigidly at-' tached bysuitable bolts or other approved form of fastening devices. The pressingboard E has its upper surface of curved formation in cross section, andin order to make it rigid and unyielding under the pressure of the ironit is preferably backed by two spaced metal bars F, F. between which alongitudinally extending depending portion E of the board is seated.

In accordance with the present invention the board E is provided on itsside opposite the pressing face with yieldable means adapted to be movedtoward the board when it is desired to place a garment on the board, aswill be presently described, and which will. when the garment ispositioned on the board. move away from the board and draw" the seamsubstantially flat on the pressing face. Any yiel-dable means may beemployed for this purpose but in the preferred form, which isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, there is secured to the bottomsurface of the portion E between the bars F, F, by any suitablefastening means; such as screws G, a plurality of elongated resilientstrips H, preferably of metal and of such thickness as to be easilyflexed or bowed. One end only of each of these strips is thus secured,and they each extend a short distance toward the free end of thepressing board and a-portion of each, adjacent their fastened ends, isheld close up to the bottom of the board, in the recess between the barsF, F by means of small bolts or cross pieces 1 journaled in the bars F,F. These strips H '15 "are attached to the coupling J, close to the arethen bent or bowed downwardly and prew'ed throughout its entire lengthby one continuous strokeof the pressing iron. To hold thev ends of thestrips H, whlch board a chain K is attached to the coupling J and passedover a roller L mounted in the i bars-F, F. Chain K extends around aroller L- mounted in the frame, thence substantially .horizontally overa roller L mounted in a bracketM attached to the frame work 'in anysuitable manner, and thence downi i wardly to a foot lever N, one end ofwhich is pivotally mounted in the bracket M. The "coupling J andadjacent ends of strips H are I free to move longitudinally of the boardunder the tension of the strips H, which tension tends to bow them andpull the coupling J toward-thefree end of the board, holdlng the freeend of lever N in elevated position.

When it is desired to place a garment over theboard, the free end oflever N is depressed, pulling the coupling J toward the fixed end of theboard and drawing the strips I-I up close to thebottom of the board. Thegarment may then be easily slipped over the board and strips and afterit has been properly positioned on the board the lever N is released andthe members H return to their bowed or flexed position and i "thegarment is consequently drawn substantially flat on the pressing surfaceof the board.

Preferably, there are a plurality ofstrips H all positioned in verticalalinement with one another, thus increasing the tension under which thegarment is held when placed over the board, but it will be understoodthat a single strip, or other yieldable member, may be utilized withoutdeparting from the spirit of the present invention.

What I claim is:

1. In a machine for pressing garment seams of curved contour, thecombination with a pressing board, I of aplurality of resilient metalstrips mounted in vertical alinement thereon, said strips being bowedoutwardly from said board, whereby a garment placed over said board andstrips will be stretched and the seam of the garment drawn substantiallyflat on said board.

2. In a machine for pressing garment seams, the combination with apressing board, of a plurality of resilient metal strips mountedthereon, said strips being bowed outwardly from said board, whereby agarment placed over said board and strips will be stretched and the seamof the garment drawn substantially flat on said board, and means forstraightening said strips to permit the garment to be placed over thepressing board and strips.

3. In a machine for pressing garment seams, the combination with apressing board, of a plurality of flexible metal strips mounted thereon,said strips being bowed outwardly from said board, whereby a garmentplaced oversaid board and strips will be stretched and the seam of thegarment drawn substantially flat on said board, and means forsimultaneously straightening all of said strips to permit the garment tobe placed over the board and strips.

4. In a machine for pressing garment seams, the combination of theframe, a depending bracket secured to said frame, a pressing boardmounted on said frame, a plurality of flexible metal strips mounted onsaid pressing board, said strips being bowed outwardly from said boardwhereby a garment placed over said board and strips will be stretchedand the seam thereof drawn down substantially flat on the pressingboard, a lever fulcrumed in said bracket, and connections intermediatesaid lever and one end of said strips whereby pressure on one end ofsaid lever will exert a longitudinal pull on the strips and straightenthem to permit a garment to be placed over the board and strips.

5. In a machine for pressing garment seams, the combination with apressing board, of an upwardly yielding garment stretching member below.the board and means for moving the said member toward the board andholding the same while a garment is placed in position on the board forI pressing.

6. In a machine for pressing garment seems, the combination with aressing board, of a garment stretching mem er rigidly secured at one endto said board, its central portion being movable at an angle toward andaway from the board and means structurally independent of the garmentstretching member for moving the central portion of said member towardsaid board.

7. In a machine for pressing garment seams, the combination with thepressing board, of a yielding garment stretching .member having acentral portion movable toward and away from the board at an angle withrespect thereto, and means for moving the central portion of saidgarment stretching member toward the board.

8. In a machine for pressing garment seams, the combination with apressing board, of a yielding garment stretching i aai eaa ta memberbeloW the board and movable tothe pressing board normally acting to holdWard and away from the board, said member taut the seam of an 'articleplaced on the normally being in position to stretch a garboard andinherently capable of maintain- 1 ment taut on the board and inherentlycapaing its normal position, and means for overble of maintaining suchposition. coming the action of said first mentioned 9. In a machine forpressing garment means.

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